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Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis via Ratio and Difference Judgement (Applied Optimization)

Springer, 1999

The point of departure in the present book is that the decision-makers involved in the evaluation of alternatives under conflicting criteria express their preferential judgement by estimating ratios of subjective values or differences of the corresponding logarithms, the so-called grades. Three MCDA methods are studied in detail; the Simple...

Introduction to Residential Layout

Architectural Press, 2007

Accessible guide to theory and practice of residential design.

Introduction to Residential Layout is ideal for students and practitioners of urban design, planning, engineering, architecture and landscape seeking a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of designing and laying out residential areas.

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Waste Treatment in the Metal Manufacturing, Forming, Coating, and Finishing Industries (Advances in Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment)

CRC Press, 2008

Comprehensive in its scope and directly applicable to daily waste management problems of specific industries, Waste Treatment in the Metal Manufacturing, Forming, Coating, and Finishing Industries covers hazardous industrial waste treatment, renovation, and reuse in the metal manufacturing, forming, coating, enameling, and...

Plastics and the Environment

John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Plastics offer a variety of environmental benefits. However, their production, applications, and disposal present many environmental concerns. Plastics and the Environment provides state-of-the-art technical and research information on the complex relationship between the plastic and polymer industry and the environment, focusing on the...

Thinking Strategically in Turbulent Times: An Inside View of Strategy Making

Routledge, 2005

An emergent approach to organizational strategy making assumptions that few organizations actually realize the goal of deliberative, top-down strategic planning, and that effective strategy making occurs on a continual basis and is a shared activity of the entire organization. This innovative book provides the first in-depth look at how real...

Small Water Supplies: A Practical Guide (Clay's Library of Health and the Environment)

Taylor & Francis, 2004

There are approximately 50,000 small water supplies in the UK alone, and thousands more worldwide. Dealing with idiosyncratic characteristics of small water supplies requires specialist knowledge. Small Water Supplies: A Practical Guide provides invaluable guidance for their appropriate management.

This book covers how small,...

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

CRC Press, 2001

Environmental Fluid Mechanics provides comprehensive coverage of a combination of basic fluid principles and their application in a number of different situations-exploring fluid motions on the earth's surface, underground, and in oceans-detailing the use of physical and numerical models and modern computational approaches for the analysis of...

Spatial Data Analysis: Theory and Practice

Cambridge University Press, 2003

Are there geographic clusters of disease cases, or hotspots of crime? Can the geography of air quality be matched to where people hospitalized for respiratory complaints actually live? Spatial data is data about the world where the attribute of interest and its location on the earth's surface are recorded. This comprehensive overview of the subject...

Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius

McGraw-Hill, 2007

FOLLOW THE SUN TO MORE EVIL FUN!

Let the sun shine on your evil side - and have a wicked amount of fun on your way to becoming a solar energy master! In this guide, the popular Evil Genius format ramps up your understanding of powerful, important, and environmentally friendly solar energy - and shows you how to...

Climate Change (Global Viewpoints)

Greenhaven Press, 2009

Global interdependence has become an undeniable reality. Mass media and technology have increased worldwide access to information and created a society of global citizens. Understanding and navigating this global community is a challenge, requiring a high degree of information literacy and a new level of learning sophistication.

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Drupal User's Guide: Building and Administering a Successful Drupal-Powered Web Site

Prentice Hall, 2011

In the late 1990s I began my career in Web development by making simple Web pages while studying at college. My degree in science and the environment combined with my summer jobs of Web site building landed me a job as a project manager at a firm making Web sites for environmental organizations. The in-house programmer would...

Groundwater in the Environment: An Introduction

John Wiley & Sons, 2006

This accessible new textbook provides a thorough introduction to all aspects of groundwater systems and their management. Using straightforward language and analogies to everyday experiences, it explains the origins, nature, and behavior of subsurface water without resorting to complicated mathematics.

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